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Eparchy — • Originally the name of one of the divisions of the Roman Empire Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Eparchy Eparchy † … Catholic encyclopedia

Eparchy — is an anglicized Greek word, authentically latinized as eparchia and loosely translating as rule over something , but has the following specific meanings, both in political history and in the hierarchy of the Eastern Churches.ecular… … Wikipedia

Eparchy — Ep arch*y, n. [Gr. ? the post or office of an ?.] A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom; in Russia, a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

eparchy — [ep′är kē, ep′är΄kē] n. pl. eparchies [Gr eparchia &LT; eparchos: see EPARCH] 1. a) in the Byzantine Empire, an administrative district b) in modern Greece, a political subdivision of a province 2. Eastern Orthodox Ch. a diocese eparchial… … English World dictionary